Sikul Himatk, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85634. The Survey maps it on the Vainom Kug quadrangle. It stands 2,156 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Quijotoa Mts quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Vainom Kug quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Vainom Kug quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Sikul Himatk between 1997 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | HIGHWAY 86 |
| 7 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | GU-VO |
| 16 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | BASE FIRE |
| 11 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | R.C |
| 10 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 acres | Papago Agency | PISINEMO |
| 21 May 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | COVERED |
| 21 May 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | WELLS |
| 17 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Papago Agency | SR 86 MP 94 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sikul Himatk: 2 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Geothermal, Copper, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padres Hester | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Horseshoe Gold Placers | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Horseshoe Placers | Gold, Silver | Producer | 1774 | |
| San Tomos Well | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vainom Kug | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| San Luis | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Quijotoa | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Santa Lucia | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Kui Tatk | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Narcho Santos | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Maish Vaya | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Gurli Put Vo | 6.2 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Sikul Himatk | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30595857 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 11300. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.










